"Check the Meaning" | ||||
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Single by Richard Ashcroft | ||||
from the album Human Conditions | ||||
B-side | "The Miracle" | |||
Released | 7 October 2002 [1] | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Richard Ashcroft | |||
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Richard Ashcroft singles chronology | ||||
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"Check the Meaning" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft. It is the opening track on his second studio album, Human Conditions (2002). The song was released on 7 October 2002 as the first single from the album in the United Kingdom and peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the top 20 in Ireland and Italy and peaked at number 21 in Canada.
UK CD single [2]
UK 7-inch single and European CD single [3] [4]
UK DVD single [5]
Credits are taken from the Human Conditions album booklet. [6]
Studios
Personnel
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [7] | 21 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] | 38 |
Germany (GfK) [9] | 94 |
Ireland (IRMA) [10] | 19 |
Italy (FIMI) [11] | 13 |
Scotland (OCC) [12] | 10 |
UK Singles (OCC) [13] | 11 |